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Chapter 162 If you want to blame, blame me

"Chen Qiu Hejia reported on October 6, the fourth year of Chongzhen: After investigation, forty-four generals including forward general Zu Dashou and deputy generals Liu Tianlu, Zhang Cunren, Zu Zerun, Zu Zehong, Cao Gongcheng, and Han Daxun had surrendered to the East ten days ago.

prisoner.

Some people from the border say that after the Zu tribe surrendered, Donglu Hongtai and the governors of Beiledaishan, Beileabatai, Degelei, Jierhalang, Ajige, Dorgon, Duduo, Yue, etc. were on the Daling River bank.

Make an oath to him.

The Donglu were unable to attack Jinzhou. When they withdrew, they widely distributed leaflets nearby, which contained a message saying that after Zu Dashou surrendered, if the Donglu separated their wives and children and scattered their belongings, the heavens would punish them and take away their records.

He died young. If the surrendered officers and soldiers are pregnant with deception, fleeing or rebelling, we will also take away their records and cause them to die young. If you can fulfill this alliance, heaven and earth will bless you, your life span will be extended, and the world will enjoy peace..."

After Wang Dehua read a sentence, he raised his head and glanced at Chongzhen. The latter's face was ashen, and finally he couldn't bear it any longer. He got angry and roared: "Zu Dashou is ungrateful. He misunderstood me! He deserves to die!"

The lingering sound echoed in the hall, and the previously warm hall was now completely cold.[

The news of Zu Dashou's gold payment was like a bolt from the blue, which not only deeply hurt Chongzhen, but also shocked all the officials in the palace.

After Zu Dashou was surrounded, the government and the public thought of the worst outcome, which was that Zu Dashou and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians would be killed in the hands of slaves. However, none of them expected that Zu Dashou would surrender!

Zhou Yanru was the first to react, but instead of comforting Chongzhen, he scolded him with righteous indignation: "Zu Dashou is a wolf-hearted man. This thief and Yuan Chonghuan are the same as each other. They have had an affair with Donglu for a long time. It's a shame that we were all kept in the dark by him."

I thought he was a very loyal minister!"

Academician He Ruchong was Zhou Yanru's confidant and his most important helper in the cabinet. When he heard Zhou Yanru say this, he knew that he wanted to distance himself from his relationship with Zu Dashou, so he said angrily: "Now it seems,

This ancestor Dashou may have secretly colluded with Jiannu a long time ago. The so-called being surrounded is just a pretense, in order to ask the court to send reinforcements so that Jiannu can use his strengths and avoid weaknesses, eliminate our reinforcements, and weaken our Ming army!"

"Master He is right, and I think so too." Wu Zongda hurriedly agreed. Although he didn't necessarily agree with He Ruchong's guess, there was no way. If Zu Dashou was not completely determined at this time, who knows what the emperor would do.

Think about it, you have to know that the person who has protected Zu Dashou in the past two years is his first assistant Zhou Yanru. If Zhou Yanru hadn't repeatedly covered up Zu Dashou and covered up for him, how could Zu Dashou be able to sit peacefully in Liaodong, just because he repeatedly refused to obey the imperial edict.

This one crime is enough to chop his head off several times!

When the emperor was young and impatient, he would not be able to calm down when something happened. He would not care about the cause and consequences, but only wanted to punish the officials involved. If he did not fool Zhou Yanru, the emperor would be angry and want to punish him, and he would be in the same boat with Zhou Yanru.

, where will there be a good life.

When Jiannu's troops came to the city, the emperor could arrest Yuan Chonghuan and put him in jail, let alone now?

Thinking of the scene where Yuan Chonghuan was arrested two years ago, Wu Zongda couldn't help but feel flustered. He looked at Zhou Yanru with some fear. The latter nodded slightly to him, indicating in his eyes not to panic. Wu Zongda finally calmed down a little.

Wen Tiren was so close, and the small movements of Zhou and Wu escaped his eyes. However, when he saw them, they remained calm and looked at Chongzhen steadily.

Among the officials at the back, if a careful person observes at this moment, he can see that Wen Tiren is standing three steps away from the other cabinet bachelors, while the others are only one step away. Wen Tiren's three steps are very important to a careful person.

In his eyes, it has an unusual meaning.

Some officials with quick thinking suddenly thought of the four words that the emperor once said to all officials - "Be benevolent but not party-minded."

First there was the great victory, and then in the blink of an eye came the sad news that Zu Dashou was going to receive gold. This joy and sorrow were separated by only a moment. I really don’t know how Qiu Hejia did things. Why didn’t he tell the two things at the same time!

Some officials secretly scolded Qiu Hejia for not being able to do things, which made the palace feel neither happy nor sad.

All the officials in the palace stared blankly at Chongzhen, not knowing what to say.

Chongzhen was even more angry at this moment than when Yuan Chonghuan deceived him. He hated Zu Dashou for betraying his trust and betraying the country and abandoning the emperor. But he never thought about what happened to Zu Dashou who had given him food aid.

Really hold on to the last soldier.

Wang Dehua was the closest to him and did not dare to move because of fear.

Suddenly, Xiong Mingyu, the Minister of War, cried out: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of death!"

Chongzhen was shocked by him and asked him with a livid face: "How did you get the death penalty?" [

Xiong Mingyu didn't say anything. He kowtowed three times, then raised his head and said with a self-reproaching expression: "Your Majesty, all ministers are capable, but they cannot recognize people. They used Zhang Chun, and the reinforcements were defeated. Zu Dashou

I kept watch and surrendered Jiannu. If I could have persisted at the beginning, without Zhang Chun, how could I have surrendered the gold on my ancestor's birthday!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yanru and He Ruchong's expressions suddenly changed, and Wu Zongda's heart jumped like a rabbit.

Xiong Mingyu is not honest. In order to protect himself, he actually wants to stay out of the incident and drag us into the water!

The three of them thought in unison, because when the imperial court selected the supervisors, the Ministry of War proposed that Sun Chengzong, the Liaodong administrator, should be under unified command. However, Zhou Yanru was afraid that Sun Chengzong would have great power, and he was also afraid that he would make great achievements and be called into the cabinet by Chongzhen.

Threatening his position, Cai Cai urged Zhang Chun, the young minister of Taipu Temple, to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army. Now that Zhang Chun was defeated, Zu Dashou paid a small sum of money to pursue the case. Zhou Yanru was naturally responsible, but he, Xiong Mingyu, could use it

This is a great way to clear oneself of responsibility, and it is really a good knife to kill people!

If you want to overthrow me, you are too young!

Zhou Yanru secretly snorted and immediately left the team, saying: "Your Majesty, if there is a mistake in hiring, the Ministry of War is naturally responsible. However, the cabinet coordinates the six ministries, and as the chief assistant, I have to bear the responsibility no matter what. Therefore, I am willing to cooperate with you."

Master Xiong takes the responsibility together!”

As soon as these words came out, Xiong Mingyu was startled and felt bad. Zhou Yanru was trying to tie him up.

I couldn't help but feel anxious and regretted that I shouldn't have said that.

The officials didn't know the internal reason, so they were a little surprised to see the chief assistant and the Minister of the Ministry of War asking for forgiveness together. Wen Tiren was transparent in his heart. He curled up the corner of his mouth and sneered secretly. The emperor in front of him was already extremely angry. Zhou Yanru's move was to retreat.

I'm afraid I won't be able to use it, or I might have to steal a handful of rice on credit.

Unexpectedly, Chongzhen suddenly sighed softly, his eyes swept over Zhou Xiong and Zhou Xiong one by one, and then said calmly: "If the employer is careless, I am also responsible, so why do you and others have to bear it all. Get up, I

I don’t blame you. If I do, I blame you for believing in Zu Dashou too much.”

I feel ashamed and cut corners, but it's not because I have anything to do, but because the weather is too cold - eight degrees below zero in Jiangsu is not pleasant, and my fingers are too cold to type on the keyboard.


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